Glen Capacio says Kia yet to go full throttle in practice as players wait for contracts

Jul 30, 2014

Glen Capacio, who is Manny Pacquiao's chief assistant at Kia, is hoping the expansion team can get its offseason buildup in high gear by next week. Jerome Ascano

ASSISTANT coach Glenn Capacio is looking to kick Kia Motors' buildup into high gear next week as the Manny Pacquiao-led expansion team goes through the process of signing players for its debut season in the PBA.

Capacio, who is Pacquiao's chief assistant, admitted Kia's practices have yet to go full throttle as management has yet to decide who among the more than 20 players regularly showing up in its practices it will eventually sign for the PBA’s 40th season kicking off on October 19.

Because of the uncertainty, Capacio, a top defensive player during his playing career with Purefoods, said he can't push the players in practice as hard as he wanted to.